be authorized

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But the intelligence community has since instituted safeguards on how searches must be authorized.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

"If deemed necessary, the site could be authorized again for nuclear weapons testing," according to the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History, which is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

Typically, the president would be authorized appoint officials who would serve a fixed term set by law.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

That state’s law requires the trial court that handed down a death sentence to conduct a “death warrant hearing” before an execution can be authorized.

From Slate • Sep. 15, 2025

The Council recommended that the Postmaster be commanded to be extremely cautious "to prevent the publication of improper intelligence," and that the Governor should be authorized to exercise a censorship on the publication of news.

From The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study by Smith, A. D.